Emmy The Great, quite possibly folk music's favourite female (sorry Lisa Hannigan) has chosen to stream her new album ‘Virtue’ online. The ten-track LP, which is the follow-up to her 2009 debut release ‘First Love’ is scheduled for release in the UK on June 13th.
The singer also spoke to Guardian Music, offering a track-by-track discussion of the album a week before it’s official release.
Speaking about ‘Iris’, the lead single from the album, Emmy (real name Emma-Lee Moss) said: “Iris is part me and lots of girls I know. "Princess Impermanent" – always deeply unsatisfied with right now, but optimistic about tomorrow. There are some nights though when it all comes together, fleetingly.”
The singer also discussed album opener ‘Dinosaur Sex’, saying: “During one tour I took photos of power plants in the north of England. When I started writing songs for Virtue I stuck these pictures on my wall, along with some of a cargo bay in Hong Kong that had fascinated me as a kid. I'm terrified about climate change in an abstract way, which I imagine is what it was like to be growing up in the shadow of the bomb. I would have been one of those people who built a bunker. I think there is always a young person terrified about the end of the world, whenever and wherever humans have got to.”
You can listen to ‘Virtue’ in its entirety here.
Meanwhile, Emmy The great will embark on an extensive UK tour this month. You can view Emmy The Great’s upcoming tour dates here:
Emmy The Great UK & Ireland Tour Dates are as follows:
Wed June 8th 2011 - St Pancras Church, London
Thu June 9th 2011 - London St Pancras Old Church, London
Fri June 10th 2011 - London St Pancras Old Church, London
Thu August 11th 2011 - Heslaker Farm, Skipton
Sat September 17th 2011 - CECIL SHARP HOUSE LONDON, LONDON
Sun September 18th 2011 - Nottingham Glee Club, Nottingham
Tue September 20th 2011 - Oran Mor, Glasgow
Fri September 23rd 2011 - Pleasance Cabaret Bar, Edinburgh
Sat September 24th 2011 - THE GEORGIAN THEATRE, STOCKTON ON TEES
Wed September 28th 2011 - The Jericho, Oxford
Sun October 2nd 2011 - Wedgewood Rooms, Southsea
Mon October 3rd 2011 - Duke Of Yorks Cinema, Brighton
Thu October 6th 2011 - Central Station, Wrexham
Fri October 7th 2011 - Liverpool Guild Of Students, Liverpool
Sat October 8th 2011 - Manchester The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Sun October 9th 2011 - Brudenell Social Club, Queens Road, Leeds
Tue October 11th 2011 - Fleece, Bristol
Wed October 12th 2011 - Junction 2, Cambridge
Mon September 19th 2011 - Cluny, Newcastle
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